What do you think of sports? Sports play an important part in our life, All over the world, people enjoy sports. Wherever you are, you can watch different kinds of sports or games. Some sports or games can go back to of years ago, like running and jumping. Chinese kung fu, for example, has a very long history. But basketball and volleyball are new. has a history of over two hundred years. People are inventing new sports or games all the time.

    Sports help people keep and happy and live longer. Lots of people take part in sports and play games. But some people like to watch others do sports. To watch the games, some people buy tickets or turn on their TVs at home. They don't go to bed the games are over. When their player gets first place or their team wins, they often get very .

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    Do you want to join our sports club? Please call Mr Green. He plays basketball very well. His telephone number is 371­1236. His e­mail address is spcb@163. com. Or you can call Miss Jones at 371­1237. She is our tennis coach(教练). She is good with the students. Her e­mail address is jiayi@126. com.

    Life is competitive some kids can do something faster or better than other kids. This might not seem fair, but all people are different and how well you can do something is different from others. This means there are "winners" and "losers", and lots of people are neither winners nor losers but in-between. You can choose to be a good winner or an even better loser whether you are competing against others or yourself.

    Being a "good" winner

    No one likes a "show off".

    No one likes someone who takes all the praise for the efforts of a team. No one likes people who put others down to make themselves look good. To be a good winner you need to.

⑴Be modest (谦虚的).

⑵Thank those who helped you for their efforts.

⑶Keep trying to improve your skills.

⑷Aim for the next step up in whatever you are doing well.

Being an even better loser

    Of course it's disappointing to lose, especially if you are close to winning. Behaving badly or angrily, complaining about things being "unfair" won't change the final result and will only make you look like a bad sport. And no one likes bad sports either.

To be an even better loser you need to:

⑴Behave politely, nicely and kindly.

⑵Congratulate the other team.

⑶Keep any negative thoughts to yourself - at least until you are away from the game.

    It's all right to let out your negative thoughts to your best friend or parents later. And if you don't do very well in a game, try harder to learn for the next one. Improving yourself makes you a winner too.

    David Beckham opened his London football academy (学院) in 2005. The academy welcomed boys and girls aged 8 to 15. It accepted 15,0001a year, 10,000 of them free. In America, football is a2sport.3, American football is quite different. Players sometimes kick the ball but they often throw the ball and4with it. They try to take it to the other end of the field. They have four chances to5the ball ten yards (码). They can6and throw it. If they move the ball ten yards, they can try to move it7ten yards.8they move it to the end of the field, they can get six points.

    It is difficult to move the9. Eleven men on the other team try to stop the man with the ball. If he doesn't move the ball ten yards, his team kicks the ball to the other team.10university wants its own team to win. Thousands of people come to watch. They all shout for their11teams.

    Young men and women come on the field to help the people shout more. Each team plays 10 or 11 games each12. The season begins in September and ends in November. If a team is very good, it can play another game13the season ends. The14teams play again on January 1st, the first day of the New Year. Many people go to see these games and many others watch them15TV.

Today was a very important day. France played1Senegal (塞内加尔) in the opening match of the World Cup. Soccer fans were very 2 watching the match on TV. To our great surprise, France was 3.

Today football has become very 4 in China after a 5 wait. "China is in the World Cup for the first time, 6 we should support them!" Said some people. In our school many students enjoy 7 it. My 8 and I often go to the football field after class.

This afternoon there was a 9 football match in our school. 10 team played against No.1 Middle School. 11 they were all very big and strong, it was a 12 game between the two teams with the result 0-0 last time. Today our school played much 13.

In the first half of the match 14 team kicked a goal, but in the second, Li Ming from our school kicked a goal. We won 1-0, at last. I'm so 15. I can't get to sleep tonight.

What can make people cheer in every corner of the world? The answer can only be soccer, one of the most popular sports in the world. For (十亿) of people, it's not just a game— it's a way of life.

In Sao Paulo, Brazil, many children play soccer barefoot. They are too poor to buy shoes, but they can't stop the game. Playing soccer means everything for (当地的) people. It's so exciting. They can't imagine a life without soccer. Many world-class soccer players like Pele, Ronaldo once learned the game in those poor (地区).

Everyone can have great fun with the soccer ball. You can run (在外面) and enjoy fresh air, keeping the ball moving on the grass and (如果) you get a good chance, shoot for a goal! "Soccer gives us a (味道) of freedom." said Ronaldo.

FIFA gives a (报告) that over 240,000,000 people in more than 200 countries are (感兴趣的) in playing soccer today. In China, more schools decide (设置) up soccer lessons. Soccer is the (象征) of joy, friendship and success.

For the first time in history, the International Olympic Committee (I0C) has decided two host cities at the same time. Paris (host) the Olympic Games in 2024 and Los Angeles in 2028

"This is a win-win-win situation for Paris, Los Angeles. IOC", President Thomas Bach. "These are two great cities from two great counties with great Olympic history.

Both cities are excited in (bring) home games. It returns to the US for the (one) time since the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.

But Paris has waited it too long. As the city that has hosted two Olympics before, it will host the event 100 years after (it) last game.

The reason for the (decide) is that there were no other competitors(竞争者) for either the 2024 or 2028 Games. Before the last bidding(竞标) part, three of the five cities gave up for the 2024 Olympic because of the(worry) over cost. They were Hamburg, Rome and Budapest. But it seems Paris and Los Angeles have  (little) trouble with that. These two cities make a memorable history as well.

Sumo wrestling（相扑）is a national sport in Japan. Every year there are six tournaments（联赛）, and millions of Japanese watch them on television.

Sumo is almost as old as the nation of Japan itself.  There are written records of national sumo tournaments in the 8th century.

In many sports, athletes are thin and can move very quickly. However, sumo wrestlers weigh from 100 to 160 kilos (kilograms). One famous wrestler weighed 195 kilos. Sumo wrestlers start training when they are boys. They exercise to make their bodies strong. They also eat a lot.

They wrestle in a round ring with a sand floor.  He is also the loser if any part of his body except his feet touches the floor. Each wrestler tries to push the other down on the floor or out of the ring.  Then, the wrestler who is rushing falls down or moves out of the ring.

Sumo is not very popular in other countries, but the Japanese think that it is a very exciting sport.

In the village of Kila Raipur, India, people would like to take part in their unusual Olympics. Even though the villagers don't spend millions of dollars on the sport, these games seem to be much more fun than the real Olympics!

Now in its 77th year, the sport took place in the village Kila Raipur in an Indian state from January 31st to February 3rd. A villager named Inder Singh Grewal wanted to organize an event which would allow farmers to show their skills, maintain their culture and just have a good time.

Over the years, it has become popular and now includes not just the farmers, but also some of the world's finest athletes from 7 to 70 years old.

However, the ones that interest the biggest crowds are the special sports like the bull(公牛) races. In the races, bulls run at high speed against each other, with athletes balanced on small carts(手推车). Then there is the game that challenges athletes to lift bicycles with their teeth or better still, using their teeth to pull a car. If that is not special enough for you to get excited about this, there is a competition that allows a tractor(拖拉机)to run over an athlete's body!

All in all, the sport not only tests the skills and strength of its athletes, but also cheers up people .The best part is that everyone, old or young, can take part in the sport. So it`s no wonder that over 4,000 athletes and over a million watchers run into the small village of Kila Raipur each year!

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People all over the world pay much attention to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games.

When talking about what's the most popular design about the Winter Olympics (在之中) kids and teenagers, the answer must be the mascot.

Two years ago, a panda called Bing Dwen Dwen was (选择) as the mascot for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. It wears a full-body "shell" made of ice. It looks like an astronaut in a space suit. It (挥动) its left hand to say hello. It has two red hearts in palms, sharing kindness and love, showing a perfect mix of winter sports and modern (科技).

The idea of Bing Dwen Dwen came from the traditional Chinese snack—bingtanghulu. However, a (简单的) snack couldn't stand for a country by itself. So Cao Xue, the president of Guangzhou Fine Art College, who created the mascot, and his 14-member team discussed (千) of times, they tried many animals and plants and at (最后) decided on a panda. Bing DwenDwen is designed to express the (精神) of the Olympic, (包括) passion, patience, friendship and common understanding to actively take part in the public.

Now the panda-shape mascot in an ice shell has been made into toys and (模型), as well as printed on notebooks, badges and bags. It is welcomed by people all over the world!

Five most influential sports in China

●Women's national volleyball

The China women's national volleyball team is one of the leading volleyball teams in the world. The team won the Olympic titles(冠军) in 1984 and in 2004. Though with as low in the late 2000s, the team rose again and won the Olympic title a third time in2016.

●Ping-pong

Ping-pong, or table tennis, is an unfailing national sport in China, Chinese ping-pong players have won 60% of the Men's World Championships 1959 and almost all of Women's World Championships. The sport plays an important. in China's history. In1971, the USA table tennis team was by China and played with the Chinese team, which became the well-known "Ping-pong diplomacy(外交). "

●Bicycling

You can find people riding bieycles everywhere in China. The country owned about500 million bicycles in the late 1980s, bicycles are used to travel in the country.

●Diving(跳水)

Chinese diving started to the world from the 1980s. all the sports in China, the Chinese diving" dream team" has won more Olympic titles than any other sport in the country.

●Badminton (羽毛球)

Badminton is one of the most popular in China. You can find people playing badminton in communities, parks, gyms…Badminton lets the Chinese people have an easy Sport to choose after the meal.

Do you know the two lovely mascots(吉祥物）? You may know the five "Fuwa" dolls from the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. On September 17 of this year, the two lovely mascots first showed on TV. Now, let's see who they are.

Look at the panda! It looks like an astronaut(宇航员）。It wears an ice shell(冰壳）and looks fat, so we call it "Bing Dwen Dwen". White is the colour of ice and snow. "Bing Dwen Dwen" likes ice sports very much and is good at them. That's why it is the mascot of 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games.

Do you think the red mascot looks like a lantern? The lantern's name is "Shuey Rhon Rhon". When the Chinese New Year comes, people always make or buy red lanterns. Red is the colour of hope and good luck. So people think their dreams will come true in the new year. "Shuey Rhon Rhon" can give players hope and help them do well in the 2022 Beijing Winter Paralympic Games(残奥会）.

Many people in different countries like the two mascots very much, and they show their love for them on the Internet.

Did you watch the opening ceremony of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games? The of performers—about 15,000 in 2008—was down to 3,000, and the length of time was also cut down to 100 minutes because the cold weather and COVID-19.

Bing Dwen Dwen created by Cao Xue, a professor at Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts. The rings of color on face were inspired by the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, known as the "Ice Ribbon". These rings also represented 5G technology. Beisdes, the heart on its left palm meant China's friendliness kindness to all athletes (运动员). "It's ice shell is cold, but the image looks warm and lovely, I believe this kind of warmth can be something everybody feels," said Cao.

The opening ceremony of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games was very different. The Chinese people's wish for peace has changed. People could clearly see China's wish of building a world, and the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games' motto (格言) of "Together for a Shared Future", it showed a vision (憧憬) for better life with hope and confidence. For China, it was not empty talk to host a simple, safe and fantastic opening ceremony. China overcame many difficulties to hold the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games, and it has a great job.

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How much do you know about our Women Football Team? China was qualified for（有……的资格）the Tokyo Olympic Games after beating South Korea 4-3.

The Chinese team was not lucky enough and  into a bad situation after the opening.

"The only thing we could do was to fight. I made some changes then," the coach（教练）Jia said. “They were facing many ,and I am very proud of what they did. ”

In thehalf, Yang Man came on as a substitute（替补队员）. And shethe turning point of the game.

In the end, China beat South Korea. "The competition was eventhan I expected. I would like to thank all my players for notup when we were 0-2 behind. As long as they can carry on the spirit, I believe thatteam will become better and better, "coach Jia said.

South Korea didn't win the game, Bell, the coach of the South Korea spoke highly of Chinese star player Wang Shuang's performance. He also said he waswith the progress his players made during the game and believed they could play in the Olympic Games next time.

The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics was a great success. China has kept the promise to hold a green Olympics. Many green actions made it possible, like providing environmentally friendly smart beds, using new energy(能源)cars supporting sporting places with 100% clean energy and reusing rain and snow water

Take making ice as an example. China didn't use R507a common material to make ice because it isn't friendly enough to the environment. Through 18 months' hard work, China independently developed the CO₂ direct cooling technology.

A net of tubes runs under the ice. High-pressure liquid(液态)CO₂ goes through them to create heat(热) exchange. The CO₂ evaporates(蒸发) under the ice surface. The evaporation takes in heat and turns water on the surface into ice. And the CO goes into another circle. This technology helps to make ice better and faster. And above all, it is much greener because there's no new CO₂ produced. Among all the 15 ice sporting places in the Winter Olympics, 7 used the CO₂ direct cooling technology to make ice. As a result, much less pollution was caused.

Beijing did so much more to save energy. Beijing built the new sporting places with green materials. As for the old ones, Beijing used new glass walls to take the place of traditional walls

to let more natural light in. 70% of the waste heat was also reused to keep warm and dry. And a large number of new energy cars were used at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics

The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics is the first to truly achieve carbon neutrality(碳中和), and it has set new standards in green technologies. Some newspapers say China has set an example for the world in environmental protection and green development.

In 2015, the city Hangzhou won the right for holding the 2022 Asian Games. It will be the Chinese city to host the Asian Games after Beijing in 1990 and Guangzhou in 2010. First held in 1951, the Asian Games is the multi-sport event in Asia. It also a lot to China.

The Beijing Asian Games was the first large international sports event hosted by China. To make the Games a great , Chinese people worked hard to prepare. Since then, China has its global image (全球形象). The idea of the Hangzhou Asian Games is "green, smart, economical (节俭的) and civilized (文明的)"

Sports are important in English life. The people of England are sports lovers. Some of the world's famous sports began here such as football.

Football is a fast game played in winter and early spring. Lots of people play football in parks or playgrounds just for fun. With hundreds of years' history, it is one of the most popular sports in England. The English love football very much and they turned most of their main players into famous persons. David Beckham and Bobby Charlton became heroes for many children. The most interesting part of the English football year is the FA (Football Association) Cup Final each May.

Henry works in a factory. He comes from a poor family and was in school for only four years. He has to do hard work, but he gets less money. He likes to watch football matches very much and spends much time on them.

One afternoon there was a big football match on the playground. He borrowed some money from his friend and hurried there. There were a lot of people there. And all the tickets were sold out (卖光). He was sorry for it. He saw a p01 e (杆子)outside the playground and climbed it quickly. A policeman came and said "It is dangerous to stay on it! Come down!"

"Wait a minute, please!" Henry said and just at that moment the policeman heard cheers on the playground and asked in a hurry, "Which team has kicked a goal (进球), he came back again and asked, "Who has won?" "Theirs, " the policeman said angrily. "Such a match is not worth watching!"

Henry had to come down. But soon they heard cheers again. The policeman said in a hurry, "Climb up quickly and see who has kicked a goal."

    There is an argument about whether or not boys and girls should be able to play sports on the same team. This can be a particularly tricky argument, but in the end, the benefits of coed(男女同校的)sports outweigh any negative aspects.

    "It is a well-known fact that boys are built to be stronger and bigger than girls. However, that does not mean that girls are too fragile(脆弱的)to play sports with boys," says Madeline R. She's right. Boys are naturally built to be stronger, but girls can still compete with boys. In 2013, over 1,500 girls played boy football, and some were the best on their team.

    Both boys and girls can gain skills from playing with and against the opposite gender(性别). A girl playing sports with boys will help the girl improve, making her stronger, tougher, faster, and more powerful as an athlete than she would have been playing with girls. Boys can also gain new skills from girls, becoming more agile and flexible(灵活的).

    Playing in coed sports might not be for every girl; some might be more comfortable playing sports with the same gender. But girls that have the physical ability, sports skills, confidence, and desire to compete with boys should have the choice to play coed sports. During an interview, Katie Smith, Women's National Basketball Association （WNBA）star, talked about how she always played with boys when she was young. She recognized early on that boys provided her with the best competition to improve her skills.

    There are many social benefits, too. According to Laura E. Berk, a child psychologist, sometime kids aged between9and will begin to develop gender stereotypes(性别刻板印象). Playing coed sports can help prevent gender stereotypes, and learning to view the opposite gender as a friend and not something frightening is something that can be useful throughout life.

    It increases a girl's confidence level, too. Letting girls compete with boys enhances their view of themselves and makes them more flexible. "Sports for girls has many benefits, including better grades, better body image, less depression and a higher chance of graduating from high school," says Leigh R. She's right, and the improvement in all of these areas will increase girls can play with and against boys.

    These are all reasons why boys and girls should be able to play sports together on the same team. While it might not be for everyone, there are definitely people out there that are looking to improve their game, and coed sports is an excellent way to do that.